Tag: LNA

As battle of Tripoli drags on, Haftar’s funding erodes

May 17, 2019

The offensive on Tripoli waged by Haftar’s forces has lost momentum hitting a dead end as forces loyal to UN-backed government managed to thwart the ... Read More

Libya: ‘Abhorrent’ ambulance attack in Tripoli imperils life-saving work, warns UN

May 9, 2019

An attack on an ambulance in Tripoli on Wednesday that has critically injured the head of emergency services in Libya’s war-torn capital, along with two ... Read More

Libya: Serraj demands ICC to investigate war crimes committed by Haftar forces

April 18, 2019

Head of the UN-backed Libya Presidential Council (PC) Wednesday demanded the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate war crimes committed by rival forces of east-based ... Read More

Libya: Serraj rules Haftar out of national reconciliation talks

April 17, 2019

Head of the UN-backed Libyan Presidential Council (PC) Tuesday said he would not dialogue with Khalifa Haftar whose forces have been trying to take control ... Read More

Libya: Arab League stops short to name foreign hands behind military escalation

April 16, 2019

The Arab League envoy to Libya has accused foreign countries of fanning the military fighting in Libya but stopped short to name these countries, such ... Read More

Libya: Haftar wins al-Sisi’s backing in offensive to take Tripoli

April 15, 2019

Khalifa Haftar, commander of the self-style Libyan National Army (LNA) Sunday received his first open international endorsement for his offensive on Tripoli as he met ... Read More

Libya: Western Powers, UAE Urge All Parties to Deescalate Tensions

April 5, 2019

 The governments of France, Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom as well as the United Arab Emirates have expressed deep concern over fighting in ... Read More

Libya: GNA declares state of emergency as Haftar forces move near

March 12, 2019

The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Monday declared state of emergency in Sirte and called for the mobilization of all aligned-forces as the Libyan ... Read More

Libya: NOC Chairman orders Sharara oilfield to remain closed

February 25, 2019

Mustafa Sanallah, the Chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), which manages the North African country’s oil exploitation, Sunday said the Sharara oilfield in the ... Read More

Libya: GNA condemns assassination of Murzuk security Chief by Haftar fighters

February 22, 2019

UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Thursday in a statement vowed to bring to book assailants and culprits who killed Wednesday head of the security ... Read More